Bathtub adapting means



Aug. 6, 1935. G. sAKlER BATHTU ADAPTING MEANS Filed Feb. 5, 1954 lNvENToR B George Sa/ier Q ATTORNEY .lllllllllllmlllm mmm ' ...mn umm m1 Patented Aug. 6, 1935 BATHTUB ADAPTrNG; ,l

P ",.iOFFlCE' i V George Sakier, NewYork, NJ lla-,assignlir to The;

Accessories Company,

corporation of Y Delaware Application February 10 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements `in bath room furnishings and the same has for its object the provision of simple, eiiicient and inexpensive means whereby bath rooms equipped withold forms of bath tubs may be readily and conan old style or form of bath tub supported onlegs or feet, and replace the same with a-bath tub of the 4apron type,v without` necessitating the tearing out Aof the old piping, and damaging the walls, oors, etc. of the bath room. A I

Further, said invention has for its object to:

'n' provide an adapting member or element in the or casing serves to receive and conceal the neces- `to accommodate the necessaryfvalves, spout,

grab-bar, soap and sponge receptacles;y l and whose upper portion may serve as Aa shelf lor support for bottles and other toilet articlosor containers. f y

Other objects will in 4'part be obviousand in part be hereinafter described. l l

To the attainment of the aforesaid objects and ends my invention consists in the novel features of construction, and in the combination, connec-A tion and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and 'then pointed vout Ain the claims.` l 5 ln the accompanying drawingf f :Figure 1 is a front elevation showingl abath room and corner tub, and fone form of adapting means constructed according torand embodying my said invention in connection therewith;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail front View, partly broken away and in section, showing the means of securing the upper portion ofthe adapting means to the wall;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail sectional view on the line 3--3 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 illustrating a modification.

In said drawing I Il designates a corner bath tub of the well-known apron type comprising a receptacle portion I I, and front and end apron walls or portions I2, I3, respectively. The tub is provided along its rear upper edge, and along Ind, New York,V N-` Y-fa.

193i, serial '1%.70a69si (ci. dans)A its righthand vertical .edge with `an enlarged, or y thickenedrearwardlyfextending rim portion I4.

I5 denotes an adapting member in the form of a hollow panel or casing including a transversey top I6 and a side I6, from whose forward edges` extends a vertical front wall portion I1,=and from whose rear edge extend downwardly and inwardly, short longitudinal and vertical iiange por*` tions I8, 18a, respectively. The said adapting memberi I5` is preferably formed of sheet metal and-enameled, coated or otherwise decorated, as desired, and ls-:secured in position with respect to the bath tub andthe adjacent wall by meansv hereinafter described. .l l I I9; ,I il"` denote relatively, narrow, .longitudinal strips or plates of `metal, or other suitable material providedalongtheir upper and outer edges with offset portions 20. The said strips or plates I9,1I9 are rigidly secured tothe wall 2 I4 byscrews or other securing Vmeans 22. The offset portions Zware, adapted to receive andretain theflanges I8 ofthe transverse portions 16,16* of the casing. The inner edges Vofrsaid front` wall portion I `'I terminates Vin` front of theenlarged rim portion I4 of the tub I 0 a short'distance from the horizontal and vertical' surfaces, of the tub flanges. `The Outer. surface of said Wallportion I1, along its inner edge, is .confined and maintained in position by a molding strip or finishing member 23, which is here shown as of quadrant shape in crossA sectionwith its underside orbase resting upon the outer-surface Vof thetub flange I4, and its'inner o r verticalfside engaging the outer side of the front Wallmernber I'I.` vThe molding strip or finishing member 23 ispreferably made of pliablemetaLxsuch as white metal or any suitable` v alloy which ispliable to permit ,of its being shaped ori conformed to `*the contour of the bath tub, and maybe secured tothe top and sides of the tub by cementing,ior b y any convenient mechanical means such `as screwsfZi The rear or inner sur-` face of said molding strip or finishing member 23 contacts withftheouter-surface o f the wall por-j tion I1, while the'space between the rear of the said wall member II and the forward portion of the rim I4 may be filled with cement 25 to insure a more perfect joint. It is preferable, however, to have a space between the inner edge of the front wall I'I and the adjacent surface of the tub so as to prevent the edge of the front wall Il becoming freed from the molding strip 23 should the tub I0, or the floor sink somewhat due to settling.

'Ihe space within the adapting member I5 is designated to receive the hot and cold water form of the molding strip or nishing member 23a, which may be formed either integrally with the tub or as a separate part and secured thereto and is provided in its rearwardly-extended' portion 23b with a narrow longitudinal recess 23c to receive and retain the inner edge of front wall portion l1.

While I have shown the panels or casings I5A as extending only a short distance above the top of the bath tub, it is 'to' be understood V,that the same way extend upwardly toany-heightfdesired, evento the extent of covering theentire wall space between the top of the tub and the ceiling of th'e'room. i

It is also to be noted that while I-have shown the adapting members I5, and the vconnecting means therefor as applied to the back and one end of the tub only, it will, of course,`be Yunderstood that the same maybe applied at all of the bounding edges of a tub, depending-upon its construction, i. e.,'the number of ends of the tub which-are to remain exposed.

Having thus described my" invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A bath tub adapter casing comprising a hollow member adapted to span the space between the edges of the tub and the adjacent wall portions of a room, and means for securing said hollow member to said tub and said wall portions.

2. A bath tub adapter casing comprising a hollow member adapted to span the space between the edgesof the tuband the adjacent wall portions of a room, said member including a transverse portion and a vertical front portion extending therefrom, means for securing the rear edge of saidtransverse member to said wall portions, andthe inner edge of said Vertical front portion to the tub.

3. A bath tub adapter casing comprising ahollow member adapted to span the space between the edges of the tub and the adjacent Wall portions of a room, said member including atransverse portion and a vertical front portion extendingrtherefrom,` means for securing the rear edge of said transverse' member to said wall portions, and a' member secured to said tub adjacent to its rear edges for confining thek inner edge of said vertical front portion to the edges of the tub.

4. A bath tub adapter casing comprising a hollowmember adapted to s pan the space between the edges of the tuband the adjacent wall portions of a room, said member including a transverse portion and a vertical front portion extending therefrom, means secured to the wall adjacent to the outer rear edge of said transverse portion and engaging said outer rear edge to secure said member to said wall portions, and a molding strip secured to said tub adjacent to its rear edge for confining the inner edges of said vertical front portion.

5. A bath tub adapter casing comprising a hollow member adapted to span the space between thefedges of the tub and the adjacent wall portions of a room, said member including a trans- Verse portion, an inwardly-extending flange along the rear edge thereofand a Vertical front portion extending from the forward edge of said transverse portion, a member secured to said wall portions having an offset edge to receive the inwardly-extending flange of said hollow member,

andV a molding strip secured to said tub adjacent to its rear edge in engagement with the inner edges of said vertical front portion.

6. A bath tub adapter casing comprising a hollow member adapted to span the space between the edges of the tub and the adjacent wall portions of a room, said member including a transverse portion and a vertical front portion extending therefrom, means for securing the rear edge of said transverse member to said wall portions, and a pliable molding strip secured to said tub adjacent to its rear edges engaging and conning the inner edge of said vertical front portion.

7. A bath tub adapter casing comprising a hollow rmember adapted to span the space between the edges of the tub and the adjacent wall portions of a room, said member including a transverse portion and a vertical front portion extending therefrom, means for securing the rear edge -of said transverse member to said wall portions, and a molding strip secured to said tub adjacent to its rear edges, said molding strip having a longitudinalrecess therein receiving the inner edge of said Vertical front portion.

Y 8. A bath tub adapter comprising a member including a transverse portion and a vertical front portion, means for securing said member to the wall withthe inner edge of said front portion overlying the contiguous edge of the tub, and a molding strip on the tub in engagement with said front portion at the inner edge thereof.

9. A bath tub adapter comprising a member secured to the wall with the inner edge thereof overlying the adjacent edge of the tub, and a molding member secured to the tub and confining said-first named member at the inner edge thereof.

10. `A bath tub adapter `comprising a member secured to the wall with the inner edge thereof -overlying the adjacent edge of the tub, and a pliable molding strip secured to the tub in engagement with said member at the inner edge thereof. 1

GEORGE SAKIER. 

